Sweet is paradise

"130 years ago, Albert Einstein said that nothing will be more beneficial to human health and survival on Earth than an inclination towards the food that nature itself gives us. A diet that I see in harmony with the values ​​of respect and freedom. Food that, because of this, is no longer just something that our body absorbs, but becomes a social culture. Such is my simple idea of ​​the world. And because I see this immensely rich food as an element that builds relationships between people, I decided to explore it a little. Well, "sugar" appeared, the thing that we all love, which brings people together both at home and abroad. So I had everything; the desire to learn and develop non-traditional desserts, the desire for aesthetics and attractive photographs, I had access to all the ingredients, homemade and purchased, and I was also lucky with my own surname, so I played with it a little bit verbally and came up with the title of the book. Sweets are truly one big paradise."

RECIPE IDEAS WERE BORN DURING A MORNING RUNNatalija Jeraj: "Something simply had to happen with my daily early wake-up time: 5:45. An hour when everything is usually quiet in the house and in the village, and that's when it's time for secrets. So I started with my morning run, which awakened all my motor and thought processes. Ideas about this and that came to me, sometimes too much, sometimes nothing. After the run, I ran around the garden and pantry, like a hunt for ingredients. And again, sometimes there was enough of everything, sometimes not enough of everything, but it was precisely the situation of scarcity that sparked my interest in how to make something in an even simpler way. So I combined the pleasant with the useful; running for the health of the body and mind, finding inspiration to develop creativity, and ultimately realizing an idea for a happy heart."

TAKE YOUR TASTE TO PARADISE WITH THESE RECIPES!"If I were to draw a line under my desserts, I can say that the common characteristic of all of them is the positive response of those who have been able to try them all. What could be better than seeing sincere satisfaction on the faces of family and friends. Maybe just the feeling when everyone finds their sweetest dessert and then you know that it will make them happy on a regular basis. At least that's how it was at our house, when everyone "went crazy" when I first tried the recipe for Peanut Butter Caramel Bars. Since then, it's a dessert that is always in stock somewhere."

"With my cookbook, I want you to learn how easy it is to be a creative "pastry chef" without ingredients of animal origin or artificial ingredients. And to see how much and truly much our Earth has to offer, with the plant world, in all seasons. You will be surprised by the modest set and adaptability of ingredients. The recipes do not contain many allergens, but the flexibility allows you to replace any ingredient with something similar, and the dessert will still be perfect. This is an element that is common to all recipes and I mention it mainly so that, regardless of the ingredients and procedures written down, you are also attentive to your own tastes and originality."

Softcover, 18.5 x 20 cm, 110 pages.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Natalija Jeraj comes from a small town in the beautiful Savinja Valley. She is 22 years old and attends the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana, Department of Art Pedagogy. Her passion has always been the field of art and creativity. As a little girl, she drew a lot, developed this further in elementary school and learned even more about it in high school, at the Art Gymnasium in Velenje. She discovered her true style during her studies, when everything began to connect with her way of eating and her view of the world. She created a lot on the topic of protecting the environment and all living things, and presented the topic to people in 2017 with her first solo exhibition. Her ambitions are based on a lifelong exploration of new things, bringing them closer to those who want them, and by expanding her horizons, expanding the horizons of everyone else.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:3 BASIC RECIPES

Peanut butter
100% coconut cream
Herbal honey

50 MAIN RECIPES

BREAKFAST

Slovenian breakfast
Natural hazelnut energy drink
Raw avocado pudding for breakfast
Easy and quick breakfast

NUTS

Nut mix
Hazelnut spread
Cashew butter

COOKIES

Chickpea cookies with almond butter
Almond cookies with blueberry filling

PANCAKES

Pancakes with fresh filling
Cocoa pancakes with date cream

MUFFINS

Cashew muffins with cranberry cream
Cocoa buckwheat muffins

DONUTS, BUCHTLJI AND POTICA

Spelt carnival donuts with turmeric
Mini banana donuts with peanuts
Puff pastries with fig filling
Cocoa potica with dates and figs

CREAMS

Chocolate cream
Sweet and sour mousse
Coconut pudding with plum topping and coconut cream
Energy tofu cream with figs and avocado
Trio raw pudding
Winter dessert made with three creams and hot fruit

COCONUT, PEANUTS AND CHOCOLATE

Fresh white kuchma
Raw cocoa roll with coconut cream
Coconut dreams
Peanut bars with caramel
Peanut fondue
Simpl coconut chocolate bars

MINI SWEETS

Mini banana tarts with mango
Cocoa cups with avocado cream
Chocolate souffle on 1 2 3
Mini cake with mint cream and blueberries

PIES

Chocolate avocado pie with hazelnuts
Pie with light spinach mint cream and coconut cream
Blueberry pie
Spring pie with cherries

PASTRY

Blackberry and kiwi pastry
Raw pastry with chia seeds and sesame
Chocolate vanilla cubes with blueberry cream
Creamy lemon cake with pistachio
Chocolates for chocoholics
Three-layer fruit and vegetable refreshment

CAKES

Quinoa, young coconut and forest fruit cake
Tofu cake with cashew and fruit cream
Refreshing fresh cake with pistachio
Oreo cake
Spring fresh cake

ICE CREAM

Chocolate avocado ice cream
Summer in a glass